MAGIC BOTTLE HOLDERS

Have been fascinated by pictures of these bottle holders for some time now but never got to making them,so with a bit of time on my hands I cut out fifteen of them using some off cuts of 1/2” thick pine. To add a big of variety I woodburned a motif on each, here is a few of them.

And surprise, surprise the whole 15 balanced. Stilll need to put a coat of varnish on and then they are off to a local wineshop which ordered a dozen. An easy and simple project.

I got inspired and just finished a bottle balancer made from a wine barrel stave. It is a little challanging because the staves are curved from end to end and side to side. Just have to do the finish and I will post. I bet if I had your wood burning skills I could burn wine graphics or winery logos in them and sell them to the wineries here in Sonoma and Napa for their tasting rooms. Thanks for the inspiration.

Great to hear you have made some, would look good with the curves. The wood burnings not that hard to learn, I taught myself, if you get your pattern drawn start with a light burn and repeat, dont let the pen stop on the wood as it will burn but use a flow action. Practice on a piece of scrap, a logo will make all the difference.

There was nother balancer posted yesterday by Kindlingmaker, a neat and different concept, more ideas.Best of luck with the sales and look forward to viewing your post.